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A fine large French mantel clock with biscuit porcelain figural group featuring Leda and the Swan
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France, a fine, large figural mantel clock with biscuit porcelain figural group featuring Leda and the Swan, the exceptionally well modeled figures in a rocky landscape with Leda at left, looking down to the Swan at her feet, at right a cloud borne figure of cupid, apparently whispering to Leda, with his bow and quiver at his left, and below him a pair of birds, the group resting on a base with large gilt feet, faux marble finish and three grisaille panels, the central scene featuring a bored looking Poseidon, Triton blowing his horn, Lamia, also with horn, and an intoxicated hippocampus, the ends of the base with genre scenes, the right with a young woman in a landscape washing clothes, the left a landscape with a seated figure taking fruit from a tree, with a gabled building in the background, roman numeral white enamel dial with pierced and engraved gilt hands, and 15 day, two train movement with silk thread suspension, striking on a bell
A fine late 19th century French figural mantel clock featuring La Nymphe Cloris by Delaplanche
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France, a fine late 19th century figural mantel clock, the patinated bronze sculpture of "La Nymphe Chloris" rendered in exquisite detail, the dancing figure on the toes of her left foot, her arms raised above her head, with flowers in her hair and left hand, her dress expertly rendered, trailing and flowing in response to her movement, on a molded plinth signed by sculptor "Eugene Delaplanche" and also by the founder "F. Barbedienne", resting on a gilt bronze base having scroll feet, with rococo ornament including C scrolls, acanthus, and a stylized scallop shell, roman numeral white enamel dial with gilt Louis XIV style hands, and 8 day, two train movement with lever platform, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, signed "J. Dupont Paris"
A large gilt and silvered bronze French figural mantel clock signed Charpentier
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Charpentier, Paris, a large gilt and silvered bronze figural mantel clock, the semi elliptical base on scroll feet with classical ornament, and central, front foot with leopard mask below the two tone roman numeral dial with floral center, silvered spade hands, and cascading ivy festoons, surmounted by a seated female figure in a pensive pose, on a stool with hoof feet and draped with an animal skin, signed 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement striking the hours and half hour on a bell
An early 19th century French figural mantel clock featuring Aphrodite in her chariot
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France, for J. Jennart, a Bruxelles, a good gilt bronze mantel clock, the stepped base on foliate ornamented paw feet and surmounted by a chariot with seated figure of Aphrodite, driven by Cupid, and drawn by two butterflies, the openwork wheel with arrow spokes and roman numeral white enamel chapter ring signed "J. Jennart a Bruxelles" below 6:00, blued steel Breguet style hands, and two train, 8 day pendule de Paris movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell
An early 19th century French figural mantel clock featuring Aphrodite in her chariot
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France, for J. Jennart, a Bruxelles, a good gilt bronze mantel clock, the stepped base on foliate ornamented paw feet and surmounted by a chariot with seated figure of Aphrodite, driven by Cupid, and drawn by two butterflies, the openwork wheel with arrow spokes and roman numeral white enamel chapter ring signed "J. Jennart a Bruxelles" below 6:00, blued steel Breguet style hands, and two train, 8 day pendule de Paris movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell
A Large French Hand Painted Porcelain Figural Clock
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late 19th century, works stamped "Japy Freres & Cie./6? med. d'oneur" and "9006", marked "DH" on base, painted metal dial with Roman numerals, with gilt bronze border and glass front panel, back with hinged bronze panel opening to works, set in porcelain surround on column with molded floral garlands, flanked by a large figure of a robed woman with flower crown, pedestal base with faux marble painted back, sides with recessed panels with painted floral and landscape scenes, 28-1/4 x 17 x 8 in.
Provenance: White Oak Antiques, Leighton, Alabama (sticker on back); Private Memphis, Tennessee Collection
A good mid 19th century figural mantel clock featuring Cupid and Psyche
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France, a mid 19th century siena marble and patinated bronze Cupid and Psyche mantel clock, on winged paw feet with leaf and berry molded base and bronze mount featuring swans, a laurel festoon held in their beaks and supporting a gryphon, the plinth containing the movement with domed top and with flanking figures showing Cupid receiving a butterfly from Psyche, roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel Breguet style hands and signed "Brocot Brevete", and 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with Brocot's escapement, cam adjusted regulation and Pons rack striking